VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE- vilazodone hydrochloride tablet
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MEDICATION GUIDE
Vilazodone Hydrochloride(vil-AZ-oh-done) Tablets, for oral use
What is the most important information I should know about vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
Vilazodone hydrochloride tablets may cause serious side effects, including:
Vilazodone hydrochloride tablets are not for use in children.
How can I watch for and try to prevent suicidal thoughts and actions?
Call your healthcare provider or get emergency medical help right away if you or your family member have any of the following symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
attempts to commit suicide | acting on dangerous impulses |
acting aggressive, being angry or violent | thoughts about suicide or dying |
new or worse depression | new or worse anxiety |
panic attacks | feeling agitated or restless |
new or worse irritability | trouble sleeping (insomnia) |
an extreme increase in activity or talking (mania) | other unusual changes in behavior or mood |
What are vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
Vilazodone hydrochloride tablets are a prescription medicine used to treat a certain type of depression called Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adults. It is not known if vilazodone hydrochloride tablets are safe and effective for use in children for the treatment of MDD.
Who should not take vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
Do not take vilazodone hydrochloride tablets if you:
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if you take an MAOI, including the antibiotic linezolid or intravenous methylene blue.
Do not start taking an MAOI for at least 14 days after you stop treatment with vilazodone hydrochloride.
Before taking vilazodone hydrochloride tablets, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Vilazodone hydrochloride and some medicines may affect each other causing possible serious side effects. Vilazodone hydrochloride may affect the way other medicines work and other medicines may affect the way vilazodone hydrochloride works.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take:
Ask your healthcare provider if you are not sure if you are taking any of these medicines. Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take vilazodone hydrochloride tablets with your other medicines.
Do not start or stop any other medicines during treatment with vilazodone hydrochloride tablets without talking to your healthcare provider first. Stopping vilazodone hydrochloride tablets suddenly may cause you to have serious side effects. See, "What are the possible side effects of vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?"
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I take vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
What should I avoid while taking vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
What are the possible side effects of vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
Vilazodone hydrochloride tablets may cause serious side effects, including:
agitation | seeing or hearing things that are not real (hallucinations) |
confusion | coma |
fast heart beat | blood pressure changes |
dizziness | sweating |
flushing | high body temperature (hyperthermia) |
tremors, stiff muscles, or muscle twitching | loss of coordination |
seizures | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
greatly increased energy | severe trouble sleeping |
racing thoughts | reckless behavior |
unusually grand ideas | excessive happiness or irritability |
talking more or faster than usual |
nausea | sweating |
changes in your mood | headache |
irritability and agitation | tiredness |
dizziness | problems sleeping |
electric shock sensation (paresthesia) | hypomania |
anxiety | ringing in your ears (tinnitus) |
confusion | seizures |
headache | difficulty concentrating |
memory changes | confusion |
weakness and unsteadiness on your feet which can lead to falls |
In severe or more sudden cases, signs and symptoms include:
hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not real) | fainting |
seizures | coma |
respiratory arrest | death |
Talk to your healthcare provider if you develop any changes in your sexual function or if you have any questions or concerns about sexual problems during treatment with vilazodone hydrochloride tablets. There may be treatments your healthcare provider can suggest.
The most common side effects of vilazodone hydrochloride tablets include diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, trouble sleeping.
These are not all the possible side effects of vilazodone hydrochloride tablets.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
General information about the safe and effective use of vilazodone hydrochloride tablets.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use vilazodone hydrochloride tablets for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give vilazodone hydrochloride tablets to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You may ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about vilazodone hydrochloride that is written for healthcare professionals.
What are the ingredients in vilazodone hydrochloride tablets?
Active ingredient: vilazodone hydrochloride
Inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum Lake (40 mg only), Ferric Oxide Red (10 mg only) and FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake (20 mg only), lactose monohydrate, macrogol (polyethylene glycol), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, opadry II blue (for 40 mg), opadry II pink (for 10 mg) and opadry II orange (for 20 mg), polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, talc.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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APOTEX INC.
VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLETS
10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg
Manufactured by
MSN Laboratories Private Limited Telangana - 509228, India | Manufactured for
Apotex Corp. Weston, Florida USA 33326 |
Revised: 01/2024
Rev. 4